TrustPoint, a Virginia-based startup developing a network of navigation satellites in low Earth orbit, said it has successfully transmitted time and tracking signals from a ground station to a ...

European Space Agency (ESA) and ClearSpace unveiled a bold new initiative: PRELUDE, an in-orbit servicing and debris removal ...

What if the world’s most sophisticated spaceplane has a navigation system that is not reliant on GPS at all? Thursday evening late, in weather that improved as Hurricane Erin had moved north into the ...

WASHINGTON — Rhea Space Activity, a Washington, D.C.-based space technology startup, is adapting navigation software originally developed by NASA for military use under a U.S. Space Force contract, ...

The H3 failed during its debut launch in March 2023 but bounced back with five consecutive successes — until Sunday night.

The Cassini spacecraft represented a landmark in deep-space exploration, combining advanced attitude control and navigation systems to achieve its ambitious mission objectives in the Saturnian system.

Angles-only navigation and orbit determination represent a pivotal advancement in autonomous spacecraft operations. This technique relies solely on angular measurements, derived from onboard sensors ...

“Bringing KinetX in-house gives us both flight-proven deep space navigation expertise and the proprietary software behind some of the most ambitious missions in the solar system. These capabilities ...

Intuitive Machines has finalized its acquisition of aerospace company KinetX as part of a push to broaden its deep space navigation and constellation management capabilities and related offerings for ...